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Book review: The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There by Catherynne M. Valente.

Catherynne M. Valente – The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There – (Feiwel and Friends, New York, 2012)

September, the little girl from Nebraska, returns to her much-longed-for Fairyland, where surprisingly, things have not returned to their wondrous “normal” after the vanquishing of the evil Marquess. Instead, a new threat has arisen, and to combat it, September must descend below the topside of the world and try to right the land of shadows. As in the first novel, the cast of Fairy characters is spectacular, the worlds are vividly imagined, and the prose is absolutely delectable – but I felt the ending was a tad rushed and tidy. I’m expecting things are not what they seem and the third book will throw a wrench in the neatness of it all….

I did not know that she lives in Maine – very cool! I really love the beautiful imagery of these books and I hope I can get around to reading the others very soon. Her new book “Space Opera” looks amazing, as well (though of course not part of this series).